I wrote about Huck towels earlier this year, so I don’t have much to add to my plea here for the Anarchist’s Gift Guide. Perhaps you were under a rock in July 2020 and missed the blog entry. Perhaps you were all ragged up at that time. In any case, these Huck towels are my …
2020 Anarchist’s Gift Guide Day 5: Huck Towels – Read More »
Not lazy. Sometimes working while sitting is the right approach. I have long sat while doing close-up work and some dovetailing. Early woodworkers likely sat while planing, sawing and other tasks as well. Photo by Narayan Nayar. The following is excerpted from “Ingenious Mechanicks,” by Christopher Schwarz. Many operations on low workbenches seem difficult or …
In an effort to not lose more money on posters, we offer this full-resolution 11″ x 17″ image of A.J. Roubo’s famous Plate 11 for free. Download it, take the file to your local print shop and get it printed on a large-format printer. The file is a jpg and is in full color. Print …
No wonder we feel so much at home with wood as a material, at once our most faithful servant and best friend. But the men who are keeping alive the tradition of fine furniture are the little men, scattered over the country who still in their workshops give the lie to the cynical modern view …
The Lost Art Press storefront will be open today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And then we’re having a book-release party for “Hands Employed Aright” with the author Joshua Klein – all the way from Maine. The party starts at 7 p.m. and all are invited. The storefront is at 837 Willard St. in …
Thomas Lie-Nielsen sidled up to me with a drink in his hand, a sportscoat on his back and a sly look across his face. He opened his green jacket to reveal… a stick. I repressed my urge to pluck it from his jacket because I stank like a monkey’s armpit after hauling four workbenches all …
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“A book on cheap paper does not convince. It is not prized, it is like a wheezy doctor with pigtail tobacco breath, who needs a manicure.” — Elbert Hubbard One of my prized possessions does nothing but make me angry. It’s an autographed copy of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Deadeye Dick” that’s signed: “And for Chris. Kurt …
'The Joiner and Cabinet Maker' Hand-bound in Leather – Read More »
The following is excerpted from Christian Becksvoort’s “Shaker Inspiration.” Opinionated? Yes. Informative? Absolutely. Interesting and inspiring? You bet. Not too many woodworkers can claim five decades of business success, but Becksvoort is among them. In “Shaker Inspiration,” he shares not only his woodworking knowledge and some of his best professional techniques for producing top-quality work, …
Pricing Your Work, from ‘Shaker Inspiration’ – Read More »
Because saws are delicate rust-magnets, storing them is a balancing act of protecting their bendable, rust-prone sawplates and still making them easy to get in and out of storage. There are many good solutions. This is a simple one that gobbles up the least amount of precious real estate in a small chest. It’s made …
